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Hearing for Ilir Meta, lawyer: The Supreme Court released Karçanaj, why is Meta still being held?

2026-05-11 12:55:56Aktualitet SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Hearing for Ilir Meta, lawyer: The Supreme Court released Karçanaj, why
Ilir Meta

The President of the Freedom Party, Ilir Meta, is requesting in the Special Court, the replacement of prison arrest with another, milder security measure. The former president is requesting house arrest or another measure by providing financial guarantees that leave him at the discretion of the court.

Meta is not present, and is represented by his lawyer at the hearing. Kujtim Cakrani said that a lighter measure is required, referring to the unifying decision of the Supreme Court on pre-trial detention.

The Supreme Court's decision , Cakrani emphasized, " obliges the prosecution to first evaluate alternative measures and argue with evidence the need for an individual to remain in detention ."

According to him, Ilir Meta "is not at risk of escaping or of destroying evidence, including the fact that there are no protected witnesses in the case, which could weigh on his position."

" The court must foresee the circumstances and the dangerousness of the individual, the court must justify why an individual is being held in custody. The High Court acquitted Mirlinda Karcanaj, who is accused of criminal group, while Meta has been held in custody for 19 months ," the lawyer stressed.

But SPAK prosecutor Sotir Kllapi interprets the Supreme Court's decision differently, shifting the burden of proof to the defense. He said that the lawyer did not present any evidence for the replacement of the measure, so he assessed that there are no circumstances to change it. 

" The Supreme Court's decision brings nothing new to this process ," said the prosecutor.

Meta's lawyer, Kujtim Cakrani, took as an example the Supreme Court's decision, which released the former director of AKSHI, and replaced her house arrest with mandatory reporting.

" The court must foresee the circumstances and the dangerousness of the individual, the court must justify why an individual is being held in custody. The High Court acquitted Mirlinda Karcanaj, who is accused of criminal group, while Meta has been held in custody for 19 months ," the lawyer stressed.

Supporting Meta in the courtroom were the Secretary General of the Freedom Party, Tedi Blushi, and Democratic Party MPs, Flamur Noka, Klevis Balliu and Bujar Leskaj.


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